常用学术单词.doc

Academic Word List”The AWL is a list of words which appear with high frequency in English-language academic texts. . . . The words selected for the AWL are words which occur frequently in a range of academic subjects, including the Arts (including history, psychology, sociology, etc.), Commerce (including economics, marketing, management, etc.), Law and the Sciences (including biology, computer science, mathematics, etc.). . . . The AWL does not, however, include technical words which are specific to a given field. Nor does it contain words which are of general use and very high frequency.”Vocabulary exercises for the Academic Word List. (n.d.) Retrieved October 19, 2009 from /Sublist 1analyzeconstituteestablishindicateoccurroleapproachcontextestimateindividualpercentsectionareacontractevidentinterpretperiodsectorassesscreateexportinvolvepolicysignificantassumedatafactorissueprinciplesimilarauthoritydefinefinancelabourproceedsourceavailablederiveformulalegalprocessspecificbenefitdistributefunctionlegislaterequirestructureconcepteconomyidentifymajorresearchtheoryconsistenvironmentincomemethodrespondvaryThere are ten sublists altogether with a total of 570 academic words. The sublists are organized by frequency; thus, Sublist 1 presents the words that are most frequently used in academic writing.For each sublist, there are eighteen groups of exercises with which to practice using the words in that column. The online exercise has a checking feature whereby you can check your answers. EXAMPLES OF EXERCISESON THE WEBSITE, YOU WILL GET A LIST OF WORDS FROM WHICH TO CHOOSE, AND THE COMPUTER WILL CHECK YOUR ANSWERS.AWL Sublist 1 - Exercise 1aMatching exercise1. He did an _ of the way children learn language for his Masters thesis.2. He was arrested for drunk driving because he had drunk more than the _ limit of alcohol.3. The culture of the United States is quite _ to that of Canada.4. The Canadian _ is largely based on natural resources.5. Environmental pollution seems to be an important _ in the increase in cancers all over the world.6.The apartment will be _ on June first.7. The young popstar became famous while still in high school after winning a _ with a major record label.8. Your continued lateness for class _ to me that you are not really a very serious student.9. Living in Berlin during the _ when the Berlin Wall was torn down was an unforgettabl